Lucas32 Posted December 19, 2018 Posted December 19, 2018 (edited) Alright everyone I'm gonna do the thing. Gonna count down my Top 3 EPs (I don't listen to EPS enough ), Top 5 most disappointing releases, Top 40 albums and Top 145 songs of 2018. Please don't expect any fancy graphics There are no two ways around the fact that 2018 was a horrible year for mainstream music for sure but every year has good music to offer if you take the time to find it. This will be my attempt to summarise that. Top 5 most disappointing releases 1. Car seat headrest –Twin fantasy (Face to face) 2. CHVRCHES – Love is dead 3. Death cab for cutie – Thank you for today 4. Thom Yorke – Suspiria 5. Drake – Scorpion Top 40 albums 1. Mount Eerie – Now Only 2. Beach House – 7 3. Snail Mail – Lush 4. Mistki – Be the cowboy 5. Interpol – Marauder 6. Arctic Monkeys – Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino 7. Florence + the machine – High as hope 8. Miya Folick – Premonitions 9. Robyn – Honey 10. Camp Cope – How to socialize & make friends 11. Let’s Eat Grandma – I’m all ears 12. Lucy Darcus - Historian 13. Father John Misty – God’s favourite customer 14. Janelle Monaé – Dirty Computer 15. Grouper – Grid of points 16. Courtney Barnett – Hopefulness 17. Tierra Whack – Whack World 18. This will destroy you – New others part 1+2 19. Franz Ferdinand – Always Ascending 20. Wax Idols – Happy Ending 21. The Decembrists – I’ll be your girl 22. Jeff Rosentock – POST- 23. Hop Along – Bark your head off, dog 24. Joyce Manor – A million dollars to kill me 25. Speedy Ortiz – Twerp Verse 26. Spiritualised – And nothing hurt 27. MGMT – Little dark age 28. NAO – Saturn 29. Jack White – Boarding House 30. Belle & Sebastian – How to solve our human problem 1-3 31. No Age – Snares like a haircut 32. A.A.L. – 2012-2017 33. Lily Allen – No Shame 34. Kanye West - ye 35. Wye Oak – The louder I call, the faster it runs 36. The Voidz - Virtue 37. Porches – The House 38. St. Vincent – MASSEDUCATION 39. Lykke Li – so sad so sexy 40. Kids see ghosts – Kids see ghosts Top 145 songs 1. Mount Eerie – Distortion 2. Mitski - Nobody 3. Snail Mail – Deep Sea 4. Let’s eat grandma – I will be waiting 5. Interpol – The Rover 6. Florence + the machine – South London Forever 7. Beach House – Lemon Glow 8. Lana Del Rey – Venice Bitch 9. Grimes ft. HANA – We appreciate power 10. Father John Misty - Please Don't Die 11. Snail Mail – Pristine 12. The Decembrist – Everything is awful 13. Brandi Carlile - Hold Out Your Hand 14. Arctic Monkeys – Four out of five 15. The 1975 – Love it if we made it 16. Mount Eerie – Now Only 17. Beach House – Drunk in LA 18. Miya Folick – Baby Girl 19. Camp Cope - How to Socialise & Make Friends 20. Robyn – Baby forgive me 21. Mitski – Geyser 22. Lucy Dacus – Night Shift 23. IDLES – June 24. Deafheaven ft. Chelsea Wolfe - Night People 25. Grouper – Driving 26. Courtney Barnett - Need a Little Time 27. Florence + the machine – The End of Love 28. Kali Uchis ft. BIA – Miami 29. Lana Del Rey – Mariners Apartment Complex 30. This will destroy you - Clubs 31. Wax Idols – Missed calls 32. Janelle Monaé ft. Zoe Kravitz – Screwed 33. Camp Cope – I’ve got you 34. Iceage – Hurrah 35. Beach House – Pay no mind 36. NAO – Orbit 37. Let’s eat grandma – Falling into me 38. Father John Misty – Just dumb enough to try 39. Camp Cope – The face of god 40. Arctic Monkeys – American Sports 41. Franz Ferdinand – Feel the love go 42. The Voidz – Think before you drink 43. Interpol – If you really love nothing 44. tUnE-YaRdS - Heart Attack 45. Janelle Monaé – Django Jane 46. Arctic Monkeys – Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino 47. boygenius - Stay Down 48. Jeff Rosenstock - USA 49. The Weeknd – Call out my name 50. The Vaccines – Nightclub 51. Florence + the machine - June 52. Robyn – Ever again 53. Spiritualized – Damaged 54. Mitski – Old Friend 55. Courtney Barnett - Hopefulessness 56. IDLES – Collosus 57. Father John Misty – God’s favorite customer 58. Franz Ferdinand – Always ascending 59. Troye Sivan ft. Gordi – Postcard 60. Brandi Carlile – The Joke 61. Lucy Dacus – Nonbeliever 62. Joyce Manor – Gone tomorrow 63. Snail Mail – Heat Wave 64. Let’s eat grandma – It’s not just me 65. Interpol – Stay in touch 66. Belle and Sebastian - I'll Be Your Pilot 67. NAO – Another Lifetime 68. Franz Ferdinand – Slow don’t kill me slow 69. Lykke Li – Last Piece 70. Grouper – Parking Lot 71. Janelle Monaé – Make me feel 72. Tierra Whack – Dr. Seuss 73. Robyn – Human Being 74. Frank Ocean – Moon River 75. Amy Shark - Leave Us Alone 76. The Decembrist – I’ll be your girl 77. Tierra Whack – **** off 78. Boygenius – Me & my dog 79. Weezer – Can’t knock the hustle 80. Jack White – Over and over and over 81. MGMT – Little Dark Age 82. The Wombats – Turn 83. Speedy Ortiz – Lean in when I suffer 84. Miya Folick - Thingamajig 85. Mount Eerie –Trintin in Tibet 86. Kali Uchis – In my dreams 87. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – American Guilt 88. Superorganism – Everybody wants to be famous 89. Nas – Cops shot the kid 90. Rolo Tomassi – Aftermath 91. Hop Along – How Simple 92. No Age – Cruise Control 93. St. Vincent – Slow Disco (acoustic) 94. Joyce Manor - Think I'm Still in Love with You 95. Wye Oak – The Louder I call the faster it runs 96. Tracey Thorne - Dancefloor 97. The 1975 – Give yourself a try 98. MGMT – Hand it over 99. Wax Idols – Heaven knows 100. Miya Folick – Leave the party 101. Spiritualized – A perfect miracle 102. Lily Allen – Come on then 103. Hop Along – Not Abel 104. A.A.L. – Hopeless 105. Sharon Van Etten – Comeback kid 106. Speedy Ortiz – Sport Deaths 107. Ruth B. – Shadows 108. Gia Margaret – Figures 109. This will destroy you – Weeping Window 110. Lykke Li – sex money feelings die 111. No Age – Third Grade Rave 112. Thom Yorke - Unmade 113. Wax Idols – Belong 114. Grouper - Blouse 115. Kendrick Lamar – King’s Dead 116. Lily Allen – Apples 117. AWOLNATION - Table for One 118. LSD – Thunderclouds 119. First Aid Kit - It's a Shame 120. Tierra Whack – Fruit Salad 121. Superorganism – It’s all good 122. This will destroy you - Syncage 123. Janelle Monaé – Americans 124. A.A.L. - Some Kind Of Game 125. ScHoolboy Q ft. 2 Chainz & Saudi – X 126. Lucy Dacus – Pillar of truth 127. The Weeknd – Try me 128. Kids see ghosts - Reborn 129. Thom Yorke – Suspiria 130. Muse – The Dark Side 131. Nicki Minaj – Barbie Tingz 132. Neko Case – Halls of Sarah 133. NAO – Don’t change 134. Amy Shark - I'm a Liar 135. Alessia Cara - I Don't Want To 136. Kanye West – I thought about killing you 137. Drake – Nice for what 138. The Voidz – Permanent High School 139. LSD - Genius 140. Speedy Ortiz – Lucky 88 141. Ought – Disgraced in America 142. Porches – By my side 143. David Byrne - Every Day Is a Miracle 144. Wye Oak – You of all people 145. LSD - Mountains Top 3 EPs boygenius - boygenius The Weeknd - My dear melancholy LSD - Mountains Edited January 9, 2019 by Lucas32
ATRL Moderator madonnas Posted December 20, 2018 ATRL Moderator Posted December 20, 2018 I liked 2018's mainstream music more than 2016-2017 will be checking this out.
Eeveelution Posted December 20, 2018 Posted December 20, 2018 I agree there is always great music if you know where to find it! Perched
Pink Matter Posted December 21, 2018 Posted December 21, 2018 Just seeing this. Can't wait for your lists
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